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Comment author: Manfred 03 October 2014 12:47:53AM 3 points [-]

Mindhacks was good.

Alternately, get used to reading textbooks - it really is pretty great.

Comment author: Florian_Dietz 03 October 2014 07:12:16AM 2 points [-]

I am reading textbooks. But that is something you have to make a conscious decision to do. I am looking for something that can replace bad habits. Instead of going to 9gag or tvtropes to kill 5 minutes, I might as well use a website that actually teaches me something, while still being interesting.

The important bit is that the information must be available immediately, without any preceding introductions, so that it is even worth it to visit the site for 30 seconds while you are waiting for something else to finish.

Mindhacks looks interesting and I will keep it in mind, so thanks for that suggestion. Unfortunately, it doesn't fit the role I had in mind because the articles are not concise enough for what I need.

Comment author: garabik 05 October 2014 06:50:34AM 1 point [-]

The important bit is that the information must be available immediately, without any preceding introductions, so that it is even worth it to visit the site for 30 seconds while you are waiting for something else to finish.

Foreign language learning. 30 seconds seems too little, but a minute or so makes it worthwhile to visit a RSS reader in that language and read a limerick or two.

Comment author: Florian_Dietz 05 October 2014 07:50:24AM 1 point [-]

That sounds like it would work pretty well. I'm looking specifically for psychology facts, though.